Some interesting votes today and yesterday

Both amendments to the defense bill.

One is a Dianne Feinstein amendment, with the purpose of "To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States."

This got 67 votes - one no, Scott Brown! This along with his commends that he is working in a bipartisan way on the fiscal cliff and he won't raise anyone's taxes, likely shows that he does not get how out of sync his votes are with his state.

Kerry also won on getting cloture on the disabilities treaty. He got 61 votes, but will need 67 for ratification. (Blumenthal who didn't vote is likely a yes, Kirk might be as well, but he has not voted since his stroke last January.) Obviously, in the debate he needs to win over the final 5 (assuming Blumenthal is a yes)) I think this vote might be promising - he did not get 67 for the same vote on START and ultimately got it ratified.

5. I think it is about US...

...sovereignty. They (GOP) oppose anything that gives power to an international entity...like the UN...because they think it diminishes our power as a country. They are always saying things like, "We don't want to become like the EU" as an excuse.
The only way I can figure this links to home-schooling is that they believe a treaty-established law could limit our individual rights here. (Not saying I agree, just that it might explain their warped thinking.)